1. PROCEDURES in the THINK TANK 2012-13

2. Entering the classroom  Mr.T will open the door and greet you  Come in quietly and get some hand sanitizer from the counter  READ THE FRONT BOARD  Complete your planner  Start the Entry Task

3. Tardy  You must be in your seat and ready to work as the bell rings or you will be marked tardy.  The first two tardies are considered warnings. The third tardy, and all tardies afterwards, results in an infraction.  Be on time and ready with your materials!

4. Movement  EYES on speaker. Head swivels to track.  Remain seated – chair on floor!  No sharpening – have back ups/shapeners that catch shavings/pens!

5. Movement cont.  No water – have a water bottle w/lid.  Bathroom – a privilege for emergencies only. Use passing period.  Body fluids – aka gross stuff! Grab a pass and GO!  Tissue - both sides of the room. Do your thing and throw away immediately. Consider washing your hands!

6. Hall Passes  A hall pass is an earned privilege.  No passes will be honored during:  First 20 minutes of class.  Lectures or discussion time.  Last 10 minutes of class.

7. Turning in work  All work is turned in to the tray on the counter that is associated with your class period.  No name papers are not collected. They are put in the No Name folder and thrown away at the end of the week.  If you find your paper with no name, turn it in WITH YOUR NAME and it will be collected as late with a 10% penalty.

8. Turning in work cont.  During tests once you stand up to turn in a paper, you are committed to doing so and may not add any additional writing to your paper.  All late work should be brought to my attention.  Any absent work will have “AB” at the top with the heading and placed in the tray.

9. Test Taking  The blockers will always be used during the test taking process.  There is ABSOLUTELY NO TALKING once the testing begins until ALL of the tests have been turned in.  Double check your work. This is not a race!  When you stand up, you’ve committed to turn in your test and there is no additional writing on it allowed.  Go into SSR or other work as directed when finished.

10. Drills  We take them seriously so we know what to do in the event of a real emergency or a sub is in the classroom!  Keep calm and BE QUIET! Listen for instructions.  The emergency kit is in the closet behind my desk – be sure to grab it.  No phones! No friends!

11. Exiting the classroom  The bell does not excuse you, Mr.T excuses you!  We work bell to bell.  Take all belongings with you – or they go to Lost and Found.  Trash belongs in the trash can – get it there at the end of class.  Please push in your chair.

12.  GUM IS A PRIVELDGE. DON’T SCREW IT UP!  It is thrown out in the trash can ONLY – preferably in it’s wrapper or a paper towel. I don’t want to see it stuck for a week at the bottom of the can!  I don’t want to see or hear it, or you’ll be asked to spit it out.